They just pay someone a couple of grand to go and hurt people for them.. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can He was a very violent, ruthless, clever criminal and a real nasty piece of work. Rita Profiles | Facebook Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita Thompson (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), who passed away at the age of 64, on August 18, 2021. Three months later, Thompson narrowly escaped death when he was in a car that exploded outside his house. Search the Bridgeman archive by uploading an image. All rights reserved. His daughter Rita, who had married one of the Blue Angels bikers (like Hell's Angels, only dirtier! Arthur Thompson's son Billy dies - marking the end of an era for the Which was only partly true because he hurt many nobodies. Veteran crime reporter Ron McKay tells the story of Walter Norval, the former boss of Glasgow's infamous XYY Gang. It later transpired that they would have been better off inside prison. They had been shot in the head and the anus. It was just a way for the terrified owner to pay protection to Thompson. Editors' Code of Practice. If you're in need of a Friday funny, this typo blunder spotted at TJ Hughes in Glasgow could be just the thing to cheer you up. Both men were bitter rivals of Thompson. View Anniversary. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. HP10 9TY. Glasgow Live. Arthurs influence began to wane while his son was in prison and other gangs saw the chance of rich pickings. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Gang members are prone to psychotically violent behavior. He booked himself into a private clinic and told the police the injury had been caused by a drill bit which broke off. [7], A former enforcer for the Thompson family, Paul Ferris, was arrested, charged with the murder[9] and remanded to HM Prison Barlinnie. He had been responsible for negotiating between dealers in the North and the rest of England. Glasgow's gang lords wage war to the last man Charges of illegal possession of a firearm and supplying heroin, cocaine and ecstasy were also thrown out by the jury. Glasgow gangster Arthur Thompson, known as The Godfather, pictured with his wife Rita Thompson.Circa 1970. They don't succeed and the trial eventually goes ahead in the south court. [6] Thompson was charged with murder but not prosecuted as the police could find no witnesses who would testify. By 1966, Arthur Thompson was all-powerful in Glasgow. It was just a way for the terrified owner to pay protection to Thompson. This luxury fortress was known as 'The Ponderosa'. In 1988 Arthur was shot in the groin outside The Ponderosa. The name sticks because in 1977 its members are involved in four different trials and to avoid cross-contamination the principals are given anonymous idents, Mr X, Mr Y, and so on. But that was all in the past for Ferris as he savoured his dramatic acquittal on the High Court steps before a cheering crowd.
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